Meaning & use

corduroys

noun·Everyday

Trousers made from corduroy, a thick cotton fabric with narrow ridges.

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He wore brown corduroys and a wool sweater to the autumn picnic.

Her old corduroys had worn thin at the knees after years of use.

A note on using this word

Corduroys is a plural noun used like 'trousers' or 'pants'; you cannot count 'a corduroy' to mean one pair.

Words with a similar meaning

cords

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